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Popliteal entrapment syndrome: non-invasive diagnosis and complete recovery after surgery in an 11-year-old boy

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We present an unusual case of popliteal entrapment syndrome type I in an 11-year-old boy. Presenting symptoms were exercise-related pain and pallor in his left lower leg. The diagnosis of popliteal entrapment syndrome was established by acral plethysmography, colour-coded Doppler sonography and MRI. After myotomy of the gastrocnemius muscle the symptoms resolved completely. Post-operative duplex scan showed normal blood flow, even in plantar flexion of the foot.

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  1. Department of Angiology, University Clinic Dresden, Fetscherstrasse 74, D-01 307 Dresden, Germany, , , , , , DE

    T. Schwarz, Sebastian M. Schellong & Werner G. Daniel

  2. Department of Radiology, University Clinic Dresden, Dresden, Germany, , , , , , DE

    Uwe Neumann

  3. Department of Paediatric Radiology, University Clinic Dresden, Dresden, Germany, , , , , , DE

    Heike Traut

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Received: 10 October 1997 Accepted: 17 June 1998

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Schwarz, T., Schellong, S., Neumann, U. et al. Popliteal entrapment syndrome: non-invasive diagnosis and complete recovery after surgery in an 11-year-old boy. Pediatric Radiology 29, 109–111 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002470050552

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